Multiple sclerosis the history of a disease / T. Jock Murray.

Author/creator Murray, T. J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Demos,
Descriptionxi, 580 p. : ill., ports
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Contents Terminology and disease description -- The framing of multiple sclerosis -- The palsy without a name: suffering with paraplegia 1395-1868 -- The steps towards a recovery : the early medical reports -- The building blocks of a discovery -- The contribution of J.M. Charcot 1868 -- The medical reports after Charcot -- Clarifying the pathology: James Dawson -- The journal of a disappointed man -- Experimentation, meetings, reviews, and symposia, 1920-1960 -- Searching for a cause of MS -- Classifying and measuring MS -- The nature of the MS plaque -- Investigations -- Searching for therapy -- Multiple Sclerosis and the public: societies, narratives and the media.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004022222
ISBN9781888799804 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1888799803 (softcover : alk. paper)